Minneapolis, MN
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Arrive at 8am, curriculum and fin. aid presentations for ~1hour, then interview. Then we sat around for an hour; then 2nd-year students showed up for long tour (in which doors were locked so we couldn't see labs) and tasty lunch. Tour was entirely inside, but it's a lot of walking. Then we sat around some more waiting for our 4th-year interviews.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about yourself /why medicine /why now / why this school / why MN?
What was the most interesting question?
Do you ever get involved in political causes?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, AMSAR, mock interview, read my application again, U website.
What was the most difficult question?
How does X actually work? (a specific piece of hardware I mentioned that's related to one of my interests)
What impressed you positively?
They made an effort to still give us some serious student contact during the day, even though students were on vacation. Our two tourguides were incredibly cool and fun and spent a long time answering questions, and it was great to also get some time with a 4th-year student. Students seem really happy and diverse. Lunch is really great, with no dollar limit!
What impressed you negatively?
There was a great deal of confusion about the 4th-year student interviews. We were informed that the school was ''moving away from formal student interviews to an informal group Q&A'', however it turned out at the end of the day (after I had let myself relax, thinking I didn't have another interview) that the students were still conducting formal (30-minute, closed-file) interviews. Even though the ''free coffee'' attachment was sent to us with our confirmation email, the event actually wasn't happening since all the students were gone. Also since students were gone, we didn't get to observe a lecture or see many students in their natural ''habitat''. Too much dow-time during the day! You'll have a minimum of 1.5 hours of just sitting, so bring something to do. Tourguides couldn't get us into the anatomy lab or bio lab because security had changed the codes on the doors.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Discovered after my interview was scheduled that all the students were on vacation as of 12/17 and there would be no lecture to observe. Also discovered after my interview that my interviewer may well have been the discoverer of the sodium pump!
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Make sure the tourguides have working codes for the labs before the tour. Consider having the interv
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
msp
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Days Inn University
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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